Job summary
- Main area
- Urology & Continence
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-HR1262-24
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Crescent
- Town
- Colchester
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/10/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Adult Community Continence & Urology Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
Are you a Registered Adult Nurse with a passion for providing specialist continence and urology care?
An opportunity has arisen to join our dynamic Community Continence and Urology Team. We are a multidisciplinary team dedicated to delivering high-quality services across North East Essex.
Our service operates between 0800 – 1800, 7 days a week, providing essential care to patients in their homes and in nurse-led clinics, aiming to restore maximum independence and promote self-management in daily living.
Why Join Us?
By joining our team, you will be part of a supportive and innovative community-focused service. You'll have the opportunity to make a significant impact on patients' lives by empowering them to manage their continence and urology needs effectively, improving their overall health and independence.
If you are passionate about providing high-quality patient care and education, and eager to be a crucial part of a multidisciplinary team, we encourage you to apply.
Embrace the opportunity to enhance patient care and contribute to a healthier community. Apply today to become a valued member of our Community Continence and Urology Team!
Main duties of the job
As a vital member of our team, you will:
Case Management: Manage a caseload of patients with continence and urology needs.
Specialist Care: Assess, treat, and review adults with continence needs and/or bladder and bowel dysfunction, ensuring individualized care plans are agreed upon with patients and/or their carers and family members.
Nurse-Led Clinics: Work within nurse-led clinics and patients' homes, accepting referrals from healthcare professionals and associated agencies.
Care Planning: Plan and implement care programs for the specialist management of continence problems.
Support and Counselling: Provide psychological support and counselling to adults and their carers/family members, addressing their identified continence needs.
Catheter Management: Assess and implement care plans for complex catheters and manage nurse-led community catheter clinics.
Specialist Advice: Act as a point of contact for specialist advice, information, and support to healthcare professionals.
Training and Education: Provide continence, urology, and catheter training to residential homes, MDT, and the wider healthcare service as required.
Clinical Practice Improvement: Implement evidence-based changes in clinical practice to enhance the standard of care and health outcomes for adults with continence problems.
Collaboration: Establish positive working relationships with other healthcare professionals to promote a seamless service.
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the duties and responsibilities of this role, please see attached job description and person specification
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of recent CPD
- • RGN/RN ADULT, with current NMC Registration
Desirable criteria
- • Mentorship qualification
- • Management/Leadership qualification
- • Specialist Continence Care
- • Non-Medical Prescribing
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience of working with professionals from other disciplines
- • Experience of working as a member of a team but also able to work autonomously
- • Advanced clinical skills with experience in the management of continence & urology patient
Desirable criteria
- • Community Experience
- • Experience of managing/leading a team
- • Proven post qualification experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Clara Gilfillan
- Job title
- Operational Lead for Community Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
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